Safety attachment for cigar-cutters



E. W. CARROLL. SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR'C IGAR CUTTERSL APPucmoN FILED mun;1917.

- Patented Aug. 19, 1919,

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' SAFETY errnc'iririnnrronoIGAR-cU'rTERe To all whom it may Concern.

Be it known that I, EDWARD WV. CARROLL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Weston, in the county of Lewis and State of WVest Virginia,have invented a new and useful Safety Attachment for Cigar-Gutters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an attachment for cigar cutters, and isdesigned as a guard and guide, having the dual function of preventingthe fingers of the hand from being inserted into the cutter, and ofguiding the cigar properly into the cutter.

It is the object of the invention to provide a device of the natureindicated, which is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction,being composed of one piece, which can be readily attached to variouscigar cutters, and which will effectively serve its oflice. The presentdevice not only serves to guide the tip of the cigar properly into thecutter to cut the tip off, but also prevents the accidental orthoughtless insertion of the finger or thumb into the cutter. The deviceis in fact so desigrf'd, that it even frustrates the intentionalinsertion of the finger into the cutter, as well as the accidentalinsertion.

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparentas the nature of the invention is better understood, the inventionresides in the provision of an attachment of a construction tosuccessfully accomplish the desired result, it being understood thatslight changes in form and details can be made within the scope of whatis hereinafter claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I I

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein vFigure 1 is a perspective view of the device as applied to a cigarcutter.

Fig. 2 is a diametrical section thereof, showing how the device preventsthe insertion of the-finger into the cutter.

The attachment 1 is of horn-shape, being constructed of any suitablematerial. The smaller end of the device 1 is of an internal diameterslightly larger than the 7 largest diameter of cigars, and thedeviceincreases in diameter to its other end, the latter end being flared, toprovide a mouth of relatively large diameter for the ready insertion ofthe cigar into the device. The smaller end of the device has anoutstanding base i specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug,19,1919,

"" lipplic'ation filea May 17,-"1917. Serial No. 169,305.'

fiangeQ which can be secured by means of screws or other securingelements to the cigar cutter 3, over the hole 4 leading to the cutterblades, shears, or the like, for cutting off the tip of the cigar. Thedevice can be inexpensively manufactured, and when attached to a cigarcutter gives the same an ornate appearance. Furthermore, the device willserve to guide the cigar properly into the opening 4, since the cigarcan be readily inserted into the device, and the device will, when thecigar is moved into it, guide the cigar properly into the opening 4. Inaddition to this function, the device is so formed, that it isimpossible to insert the fingers into the cutter, the flared end of thedevice serving to limit the insertion of the hand, and the device beingof such-a size that the finger cannot be inserted beyond the smaller endthereof. The device, therefore, has the dual function of guiding thecigar properlyv into the cutter and of preventing the fingers 4 frombeing accidentally or thoughtlessly out, as is not infrequently the casewith cigar cutters as ordinarily used. Briefly considered, the presentinvention includes a cigar cutter comprising a body 3 having an opening4;-and a combined cigarguide and finger-guard 1 of horn shape having itssmaller end 6 attached to the body 3 about the opening 4, the end 6 ofthe guide and guard being of sufiicient diameter to receive a cigar, theaXiallength of the guide and guard being greater than its width acrossits wider end 7 and the wall of the guide and guard being inwardlyconcaved, as shown at 8, whereby contact between the bend 9 of a humanfinger l2 and the'wall of the guide and guard will force the butt 10 ofthe finger laterally against the wall at the wider end of the guide andguard and stop the advance of the finger, before the finger enters theopening 4. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as newis A cigar cutter comprising a body having an opening; and a combinedcigar-guide and fingerguard of hornshape having its smaller end attachedto the body about the opening; the smaller end of the guide and guardbeing of sufficient diameter to receive a cigar, the axial length of'theguide and guard being greater than its width across its wider end, andthe wall of the guide and guard being inwardly concaved, the dimensionsof the guide and, guard beingjsuch my own, I have hereto affixed mysignature ic-lhetdthii,l advance1 of one finger of a huglnfin n thepresence of two witnesses.

an t rough t e opening, is prevente y e v e the engagement of the otherfingers With the EDWARD CARROLL 5 upper portion of the inner flared-nsides of the Witnesses:

horn-shaped guide and guard. IVY E. SIMPSON,

In testimony, that I claimthe foregoing as g P I OMENA A. ROCKELLI.

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' Washington, D. G.

